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My Name is Lucía Short story based on “The Wedding” We Speak NYC • Season 1
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My Name is Lucía
Short story based on “The Wedding”
We Speak NYC • Season 1
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My name is Lucía.
I am a bride.
I just got married.
But, it wasn’t easy.
There were a few problems.
My Name is Lucía
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I wanted to wear my grandmother’s dress at my wedding.
But, it was too big for me!
I had to find a dressmaker to fix my dress.
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I called Mr. Joseph.
Mr. Joseph is a wedding coordinator.
He said,
“Don’t worry.
Mrs. Lee is an excellent dressmaker.
Your dress will be perfect.”
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This is Mrs. Lee.
She fixed my dress.
But, she had to work all night!
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Mrs. Lee did an amazing job.
My dress looked beautiful.
I looked beautiful in all the pictures.
But, it wasn’t easy.
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This is Sasha.
He is a photographer.
The day before my wedding, Sasha got sick!
Sasha had a fever.
Sasha couldn’t take pictures at my wedding.
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Sasha called his niece, Tanya.
Sasha asked her to take pictures at my wedding.
Tanya is a photographer, too.
But, Tanya speaks only a little English!
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Tanya had to practice what to say.
Tanya practiced these words:
A little to the left.
A little to the right.
Smile.
Say cheese!
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This is Ahmed.
Ahmed was the head waiter at my wedding.
Ahmed served the food at my wedding.
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Ahmed has another job, too.
He has a food cart in Manhattan.
Ahmed needed someone to work at his food cart on my wedding day.
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Ahmed called his cousin, Mohammed.
Mohammed agreed to help.
He agreed to work at the food cart on my wedding day.
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But, on my wedding day, Mohammed got lost in Manhattan.
He couldn’t find Ahmed’s food cart.
Ahmed told Mohammed,
“Ask someone for help. Hurry!”
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Mohammed was lost.
He asked a blind man for help.
No problem!
The blind man knew the way.
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Ahmed arrived at my wedding on time.
He served the food and the champagne.
Everything was delicious!
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This is Manny.
Manny is a musician.
I needed a band for my wedding.
I asked him to play music at my wedding.
But, he needed more people for his band.
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Manny called Chi and said,
“Chi, my band got a job.
Can you help us out?
We need a guitar player.”
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Then Manny called Tito.
Tito is a drummer.
Manny called Tito and said,
“Get the drums ready!”
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But, on the day of my wedding, the band got confused.
They couldn’t find the wedding.
They went to the right address in Manhattan, but it was a doctor’s office!
A foot doctor!
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Manny wrote down the address.
But, he wrote down the address wrong.
The wedding was in Brooklyn, not Manhattan!
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Manny called Mr. Joseph, my wedding coordinator.
Manny asked Mr. Joseph for directions.
Mr. Joseph told him how to find the wedding in Brooklyn.
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The band checked the subway map to find the right train to Brooklyn.
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The band arrived on time.
The music was fantastic.
Everyone danced all night.
My wedding was a big success!
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Mr. Joseph was right.
New York is like one big wedding— lots of people working day and night
to make good things happen.
Mrs. Lee, Tanya, Manny, Carlos, Tito and Chi.
And, of course, Ahmed.
Without them, there is no New York City.
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Words used in this story address
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arrive
ask
band
be
bride
call
can, could
champagne
check
cousin
dance
day
do
directions
doctor’s office
dress
dressmaker
drums, drummer
fever
find
fix
food
food cart
foot doctor
forget
get
get confused
get lost
get married
get sick
guitar player
have
have to
happen
head waiter
help
hurry
job
know
look
make
man
music
musician
name
need
niece
night
people
photographer
picture
play
practice
problem
say
say cheese
serve
smile
someone
speak
subway map
success
tell
take
train
want
wear
wedding
wedding coordinator
words
work
worry
write
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